Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/tai

This Proto-Polynesian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Polynesian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *taci, from Proto-Oceanic *tasik, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tasik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tasik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tai/

Noun

*tai

sea (body of water)
saltwater

Descendants

Nuclear Polynesian:
- Eastern Polynesian:
  - Marquesic:
    - Hawaiian: kai
    - Mangarevan: tai
    - Marquesan: tai
  - Rapa Nui: tai
  - Tahitic:
    - Maori: tai
    - Rakahanga-Manihiki: tai
    - Rarotongan: tai
    - Tahitian: tai
    - Tuamotuan: tai
- Western Polynesian:
  - Ellicean–Outlier:
    - Kapingamarangi: dai
    - Nukuoro: dai
    - Sikaiana: tai
    - Takuu: tai
    - Tuvaluan: tai
  - Futunic:
    - Anuta: tai
    - East Futuna: tai
    - Futuna-Aniwa: tai
    - Pukapukan: tai
    - Tikopia: tai
  - Samoic:
    - Samoan: tai
    - Tokelauan: tai
Tongic:
- Niuafo'ou: tahi, tai
- Niuean: tahi
- Tongan: tahi